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CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

As the blower motor are dead in both my brothers car and my own, we've been looking for an alternative. It seems the VW Dasher shares the same motor, and I asked around the VW boards to see if anything else shares it as well.

Here's what I received in my email today, from a VWVortex.com user

CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS

...you've been on the Board long enough to know that replacing the blower motor (realistically) entails pulling out the dashboard. You need to make damn sure you have the right replacement before you embark on that project. The project can't be done right in an afternoon.

I've got the OEM motor I pulled out of my car this summer, I'll look tomorrow to see if it has any distinguishing marks or numbers that might be helpful.
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PORSCHEV · Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject:

I have one out of my car...if your looking for one.

Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

Smoothie · Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:41 am Post subject:

Mike924 - HVAC systems were changed to the later (early 944) style some time in '82, so your car would have the later style with the squirrel cage blower instead of the older paddle blade fan.
To get the fan out of the earlier HVAC without cutting it out, you have to remove the dash, remove the HVAC unit and open it up.
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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

That explains that one, then.

Thank for that, Smoothie.
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CBass · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 2807 Location: Vancouver, Canada

I'm well aware of that, the blower motor being something that needs to be replaced in my car as well. It's a common part though, and there are no shortage of Wesmoreland Rabbits in junkyards across the continent. My local junkyard is pretty pathetic, so I don't know if I can source one here, but if you have one out, it might be worth comparing them.

Apparently the part numbers match.
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welder · Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 158 Location: cumberland,maine

My experence is the same as Mike924, I removed my blower without removing the dash. To remove the HVAC unit, first remove the center plastic heating/ air grill and the HVAC box is suspended under the dash by a large rod that clips the entire box to a fixed positition. Snap down the rod and the entire box drops down. You don't need to pull the box out as this gives you enough room to remove the blower up through the hole left in the engine compartment after removing the blower cover. At least that's how mine came out. No, I would not want to remove my dash for any reason, as this is a major job. It's the center heating grill that blocks access to the rod that holds the HAVC box in position.
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